So, I made it back from PA in one piece, through the places that got over 3 feet of snow last week. It wasn’t too bad, although the on/off ramps on the Merritt Pkwy were a mess. After going to bed early on Sunday, I looked at my book on Monday. I’m not in bad shape, but there are a few people who need stuff ASAP. That is always the way.
This week I was in close communication with Katie, who was checking on sheep every 4 hours looking for signs of labor in the ewes. By Friday all of them had lambed, and there are 9 little lambs–5 girls and 4 boys, all white except one little black ewe. Pictures here:

I am excited about the prospect of getting the ewes sheared and having the wool made into yarn. Katie is planning on marketing it in several different ways, and I am going to be working on patterns for knitting kits using this wool, which should be very fine and soft. I’ll let you all know how it’s going.
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